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'''''Tommy''''' is the first of [[The Who]]'s two full-scale [[rock opera]]s (the second being ''[[Quadrophenia]]''), and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. In some older publications it is called ''Tommy (1914–1984)''. Released in [[1969 in music|1969]], the opera was composed by Who guitarist [[Pete Townshend]], with two tracks contributed by Who bassist [[John Entwistle]] and one fictitiously attributed to Who drummer [[Keith Moon]], though actually written by Townshend.<ref>[http://www.thewho.net/discography/songs/TommysHolidayCamp.html www.thewho.net - Discography - Songs: Tommy's Holiday Camp]</ref> An earlier song by [[blues]] artist [[Sonny Boy Williamson II]] was also incorporated into the opera.

'''''Tommy''''' is the first of [[The Who]]'s two full-scale [[rock opera]]s (the second being ''[[Quadrophenia]]''), and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. In some older publications it is called ''Tommy (1914–1984)''. Released in [[1969 in music|1969]], the opera was composed by Who guitarist [[Pete Townshend]], with two tracks contributed by Who bassist [[John Entwistle]] and one fictitiously attributed to Who drummer [[Keith Moon]], though actually written by Townshend.[http://www.thewho.net/discography/songs/TommysHolidayCamp.html] www.thewho.net - Discography - Songs: Tommy's Holiday Camp] An earlier song by [[blues]] artist [[Sonny Boy Williamson II]] was also incorporated into the opera.

The album was also ranked #90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Albums of Rock & Roll and appears in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''. [http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/1001albums.htm] [[New Musical Express|NME]] named it the 16th on "NME Writers All Time Top 100" in 1974. [http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_writers.htm#100_74] [[Q (magazine)|Q]] ranked it 9th on their list of "The Music That Changed The World: Part One 1954-1969" in 2004. [http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm#The Music That Changed The World]

The album was also ranked #90 on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Albums of Rock & Roll and appears in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref>http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/1001albums.htm</ref> [[New Musical Express|NME]] named it the 16th on "NME Writers All Time Top 100" in 1974.<ref>http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_writers.htm#100_74</ref> [[Q (magazine)|Q]] ranked it 9th on their list of "The Music That Changed The World: Part One 1954-1969" in 2004.<ref>http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm#The Music That Changed The World</ref>

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